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Special Stain Applied To A Rapidly Prepared Tissue Sample

Oregon rates for HCPCS 88314

This laboratory service applies a special staining technique to a tissue sample that has been rapidly frozen and prepared, often during surgery, to highlight specific structures or substances under the microscope. It helps a pathologist identify features that aren't visible with routine staining alone. The results contribute to same-day findings when time-sensitive information is needed during an operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Special Stain Applied To A Rapidly Prepared Tissue Sample cost?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $112 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$95.50 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$42.66 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $35 to $182Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $76 to $263
$50$100$200facility $112professional $155

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$131.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$257.04
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$204.17
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$186.21
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$45.71
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$144.54
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$169.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$57.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$204.17
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$263.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$58.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$229.09
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$75.86

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Oregon· 13th of 51

$123

AK $234AL $58.88

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.